EP0889051B1 - Triterpene derivatives and remedies for liver diseases - Google Patents

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EP0889051B1
EP0889051B1 EP97903610A EP97903610A EP0889051B1 EP 0889051 B1 EP0889051 B1 EP 0889051B1 EP 97903610 A EP97903610 A EP 97903610A EP 97903610 A EP97903610 A EP 97903610A EP 0889051 B1 EP0889051 B1 EP 0889051B1
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Nobuto-Pharm.Res.Center-Meiji S. Kabu.Kai Minowa
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  • the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions, for hepatic disorders, comprising triterpene derivatives or salts thereof as an active ingredient.
  • the present invention also relates to novel triterpene derivatives.
  • a liver is an important organ which has various functions necessary for maintaining life of a living body, such as detoxication, various metabolisms, and storage of substances. It, however, often undergoes acute or chronic damage due to viruses, drugs, alcohols and other various causes. This induces viral hepatitis, drug-induced hepatopathy, alcoholic hepatopathy, fatty liver, and, in addition, diseases such as cirrhosis and hepatic cancer.
  • triterpene derivatives have anticomplementary activity and platelet aggregation inhibitory activity. Thus, they and are known as prophylactic and pharmaceutical compositions for immunological diseases and thrombosis (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 85344/1986). However, there is no report which discloses that the triterpene derivatives are effective as a pharmaceutical composition for treating hepatic disorders.
  • EP-A-0879824 is relevant under the provisions of Article 54(3) EPC.
  • This reference relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating a hepatic disorder, comprising a triterpene derivative represented by the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is disclosed: wherein R 1 represents a hydroxyl group, alkoxy, alkylcarbonyloxy, or aralkyloxy; R 2 represents alkyl, -CH 2 OR 5 , wherein R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl, aralkyl, or alkylcarbonyl, formyl, -COOR 6 , wherein R 6 represents a hydrogen atom or alkyl, or -CH 2 N(R 7 )R 8 ; or R 1 and R 2 combine with each other to form -O-CR 9 (R 10 )-OCH 2 -, wherein R 9 and R 10 , which may be the same or different, represent a hydrogen atom, alkyl, or aryl; R 3 and R 4
  • the present inventors have now found that certain triterpene derivatives are effective for treating hepatic disorders. Further, they have succeeded in synthesis of novel triterpene derivatives. The present invention has been made based on such novel finding.
  • a pharmaceutical composition for treating a hepatic disorder comprising as an active ingredient a triterpene derivative represented by. the following formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein
  • a pharmaceutical composition for treating a hepatic disorder comprising as an active ingredient a triterpene derivative represented by the following formula (II) or a salt thereof: wherein
  • a pharmaceutical composition for treating a hepatic disorder comprising as an active ingredient a triterpene derivative represented by the following formula (III) or a salt thereof: wherein
  • a pharmaceutical composition for treating a hepatic disorder comprising as an active ingredient a triterpene derivative represented by the following formula (IV) or a salt thereof: wherein
  • the invention further provides use of a triterpene derivative according to claim 1 wherein R 1 represents a hydroxyl group, R 2 represents hydroxy methyl, R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, R 4 represents a hydroxyl group and X represents O in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a hepatic disorder.
  • the first group of novel compounds according to the present invention is triterpene derivatives represented by the following formula (Ia) or salts thereof: wherein
  • the second group of novel compounds according to the present invention is triterpene derivatives represented by the following formula (IIa) or salts thereof: wherein
  • the third group of novel compounds according to the present invention is compounds represented by the formula (III).
  • the fourth group of novel compounds according to the present invention is compounds represented by the formula (IV).
  • Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the effect of the pharmaceutical composition for treating a hepatic disorder according to the present invention on hepatitis induced by concanavalin A in mice.
  • the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity, in plasma, which is an index of hepatopathy was 2068 ⁇ 518 (u/l) for the control group, whereas, for the group of mice which have been treated with the pharmaceutical composition for treating a hepatic disorder according to the present invention, it was lowered to 55 ⁇ 16 (u/l) which was the same level as for the untreated group (that is, normal value).
  • lower alkyl as a group or a part of a group means both straight and branched lower alkyls which have 1 to 6 carbon atoms, more preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
  • lower alkenyl and lower alkynyl as a group or a part of a group mean both straight and branched lower alkenyls and lower alkynyls which have 2 to 6 carbon atoms, more preferably 2 to 4 carbon atoms.
  • halogen atom means a fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine atom.
  • aryl preferably means phenyl, naphthyl, tolyl, methoxyphenyl or the like.
  • aralkyl as a group or a part of a group preferably means phenyl C 1-4 alkyl, more preferably benzyl, phenethyl or the like.
  • examples of the arylmethyloxy include phenylmethyloxy and naphthylmethyloxy.
  • lower alkoxy examples include straight or branched alkoxys having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, such as methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, tert-butoxy, pentyloxy, and hexyloxy.
  • lower alkanoyloxy examples include straight alkanoyloxys having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, such as acetoxy, propionyloxy, butyryloxy, pentanoyloxy, and hexanoyloxy.
  • lower alkanoyl examples include straight or branched alkanoyls having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, such as formyl, acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, isobutyl, pentanoyl, tert-butylcarbonyl, and hexanoyl.
  • lower alkyl examples include straight or branched alkyls having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl and hexyl.
  • lower alkenyl examples include straight or branched alkenyls having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, such as vinyl, allyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 1-methylallyl, 2-pentenyl, and 2-hexenyl.
  • aryl examples include phenyl, naphthyl, and biphenyl.
  • Examples of the cyclo-lower alkyl include cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl.
  • Examples of the aralkyl include benzyl, phenetyl, and phenylpropyl.
  • arylcarbonyl examples include benzoyl and naphthylcarbonyl.
  • lower alkenylcarbonyl examples include straight alkenylcarbonyls having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, such as acryloyl, allylcarbonyl, and 2-butenylcarbonyl.
  • Examples of the aralkylcarbony include phenylacetyl, phenylpropionyl, and naphthylacetyl.
  • Examples of the aralkenylcarbonyl include cinnamoyl and phenylbutenoyl.
  • alkylidene examples include ethylidene, propylidene, and butylidene.
  • At least one hydrogen atom thereon may be substituted with the number of substituents being preferably 1 to 2, and examples of the substituent include methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, a halogen atom, amino, dimethylamino, a hydroxyl group, acetoxy, and methylenedioxy.
  • Hepatic disorders to which the compounds represented by the general formula (I), (II), (III), or (IV) and salts thereof can be applied, include acute and chronic viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, and drug-induced, toxic, alcoholic, intrahepatic cholestasis, and inborn metabolic error hepatopathy.
  • hepatopathy used herein refers to inflammatory hepatic disorders and, depending upon the progress of symptom, is used as a concept embracing also fatty liver, cirrhosis, and hepatoma.
  • the triterpene derivatives represented by the formula (I), (II), (III), or (IV) and salts thereof when incubated together with human hepatoma cells (Hep G2) in the presence of aflatoxin B 1 (hepatopathy-inducing substance), have an inhibitory activity against necrosis of such cells and an inhibitory activity against hepatic disorders in concanavalin A hepatitis virus mice.
  • the compounds represented by the formula (I), (II), (III), or (IV) have various isomers, and the present invention embraces such isomers and mixtures thereof. Further, the presence of isomers attributable to other group(s) in the formula (I), (II), (III), or (IV) is also considered, and these isomers and mixtures thereof are also embraced in the present invention.
  • preferred compounds represented by the formula (I), (II), (III), or (IV) have a configuration represented by the following formula (I-1), (II-1), (III-1), or (IV-1):
  • R 18 and R 19 represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or -OR 13
  • the compounds represented by the formula (I), (II), (III), or (IV) according to the present invention may be present in the form of a salt.
  • the salt may be formed by simply reacting the above compounds with a pharmaceutically acceptable base according to a conventional method.
  • inorganic bases such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, and sodium hydrogencarbonate
  • organic bases such as piperazine, morpholine, piperidine, ethylamine, and trimethylamine, may be used as the base.
  • compositions as pharmaceutical compositions for hepatic disorders, comprising as an active ingredient the compound or salts thereof according to the present invention can be administered either orally or parenterally (e.g., intravenous injection, intramuscular injection, subcutaneous administration, rectal administration, or percutaneous administration) to humans or animals other than humans.
  • parenterally e.g., intravenous injection, intramuscular injection, subcutaneous administration, rectal administration, or percutaneous administration
  • the pharmaceutical compositions for hepatic disorders according to the present invention may be made into a preparation suitable for the route of administration. Specifically, it may be mainly made into any of the following preparations: an injection such as intravenous or intramuscular injection; an oral preparation such as a capsule, a tablet, a granule, a powder, a pill, fine subtilaes, or a troche; a preparation for rectal administration; an oleaginous suppository; and an aqueous suppository.
  • an injection such as intravenous or intramuscular injection
  • an oral preparation such as a capsule, a tablet, a granule, a powder, a pill, fine subtilaes, or a troche
  • a preparation for rectal administration such as a capsule, a tablet, a granule, a powder, a pill, fine subtilaes, or a troche
  • a preparation for rectal administration such as a capsule, a tablet, a granule
  • the above-described various preparations can be prepared by a conventional method using an excipient, a filler, a binder, a wetting agent, a disintegrating agent, a surface active agent, a lubricant, a dispersing agent, a buffer, a preservative, a solubilizer, an antiseptic, a flavor, a soothing agent, a stabilizer and the like.
  • additives which are nontoxic and employable in the preparations include milk sugar, fruit sugar, grape sugar, starch, gelatin, magnesium carbonate, synthetic magnesium silicate, talc, magnesium stearate, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose or a salt thereof, gum arabic, polyethylene glycol, syrup, vaseline, glycerin, ethanol, propylene glycol, citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium sulfite and sodium phosphate.
  • the dosage of the compound represented by the formula (I) may vary depending upon the age, weight, conditions, or severity of the disease of a patient. In general, however, it is approximately 0.1 to 1000 mg, preferably 1 to 100 mg per day for adult human, once or twice a day. The administration may be made either orally or parenterally.
  • novel triterpene derivatives represented by the formula (Ia), (IIa), (III), or (IV).
  • preferred groups of compounds represented by the formulae (I), (II), (III), and (IV) and preferred configuration thereof may be the same as described above in connection with the above formulae (I), (II), (III), and (IV).
  • the compounds represented by the formulae (Ia), (IIa), (III), or (IV) also have various isomers, and the present invention embraces all of such isomers and mixtures thereof. Further, the presence of isomers attributable to other group(s) in the formula (Ia), (IIa), (III), or (IV) is also considered, and these isomers and mixtures thereof are also embraced in the present invention.
  • the compounds represented by the formulae (Ia), (IIa), (III), or (IV) also may be easily converted to the corresponding salts by allowing a pharmaceutically acceptable base to act on the compounds. Preferred bases may be the same as those described above in connection with the formulae (I), (II), (III), and (IV).
  • the compound represented by the formula (VI), wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are as defined above may be prepared by reacting a compound represented by the following formula (V), wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are as defined above, with a suitable oxidizing agent.
  • Solvents usable in this reaction include, for example, dichloromethane, chloroform, benzene, and toluene.
  • Oxidizing agents usable herein include, for example, perbenzoic acid, m-chloroperbenzoic acid, and peracetic acid. In general, the oxidizing agent is used in an amount of 1 to 3 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (V). The reaction may be usually carried out at 0 to 60°C
  • the compound represented by the following formula (VII), wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are as defined above, may be prepared by reacting a compound represented by the following formula (V) with a cyclopropanating agent.
  • Solvents usable herein include benzene, toluene, hexane, diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, and 1,2-dichloroethane.
  • Cyclopropanating agents usable herein include Zn(Cu)-CH 2 I 2 and Et 2 Zn-CH 2 I 2 .
  • the cyclopropanating agent is used in an amount of 1 to 10 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (V).
  • the reaction may be usually carried out at-40 to 60°C.
  • the addition of a Lewis acid, such as titanium tetrachloride, to this reaction system often accelerates the reaction.
  • the compound represented by the formula (VIII), wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are as defined above, may be prepared by reacting the compound represented by the formula (V) with IN 3 and subsequently with a suitable reducing agent.
  • IN 3 is used in an amount of 1 to 3 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (V).
  • Solvents usable in this reaction include DMF and acetonitrile. The reaction may be carried out at 0 to 40°C.
  • Lithium aluminum hydride may be used as the reducing agent in an amount of 1 to 5 equivalents, and solvents usable in this reaction with the reducing agents include diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran.
  • the reaction with the reducing agent may be carried out at 0 to 60°C.
  • the compound represented by the formula (X), wherein R 18 , R 19 , R 20 and R 21 are as defined above may be prepared by reacting a compound represented by the following formula (IX), wherein R 18 , R 19 , R 20 and R 21 are as defined above, with a suitable oxidizing agent.
  • Solvents usable in this reaction include, for example, dichloromethane, chloroform, benzene, and toluene.
  • Oxidizing agents usable herein include, for example, perbenzoic acid, m-chloroperbenzoic acid, and peracetic acid. In general, the oxidizing agent is used in an amount of 1 to 3 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (V).
  • the reaction may be usually carried out at 0 to 60°C
  • the compound represented by the formula (XIV), wherein R 27* represents -O-(CH 2 ) m -R 22 , -OCOCH(R 25 )(CH 2 ) n -R 22 ,-OCON(R 29 )R 30 , -OCO-(CH 2 ) n -R 16 , or -OCOCH CH-COOR 6 , and R 16 , R 22 , R 25 , R 29 , R 30 , n and m are as defined above, can be prepared by the following reaction.
  • Solvents usable herein include diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, benzene, toluene, dichloromethane, chloroform, or dimethylformamide.
  • Bases usable herein include, for example, triethylamine, pyridine, 4-dimethylaminopyridine, sodium hydride, potassium hydride, n-butyllithium, NaCH 2 SOCH 3 , and tert-BuOK.
  • the base may be usually used in an amount of 1 to 10 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (XI) and, in some cases, may be used as a solvent.
  • the reaction may be carried out at -60 to 60°C.
  • the base may be usually used in an amount of 1 to 10 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (XI) and, in some cases, may be used as a solvent.
  • the reaction may be carried out at -20 to 60°C.
  • the compound represented by the formula (XIII) may be hydrolyzed in the presence of an acid to prepare the compound represented by the formula (XIV).
  • Solvents usable herein include methanol, ethanol, propanol, water, dichloromethane, and chloroform.
  • Acids usable herein include mineral acids, such as hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid, and Lewis acids, such as BF 3 ⁇ Et 2 O. In general, the reaction may be carried out at 0 to 120°C.
  • the compound represented by the formula (XVIII) can be prepared by the following process.
  • a compound represented by the formula (XV), wherein Ar represents aryl is reacted with a compound represented by the formula (XVI), wherein R 29 and R 30 are as defined above, in the presence of a suitable condensing agent to give a compound represented by the formula (XVII), wherein Ar, R 29 and R 30 are as defined above.
  • Solvents usable herein include, for example, dichloromethane, chloroform, benzene, toluene, tetrahydrofuran, and diemthylformamide.
  • Condensing agents usable herein include dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC), DCC-hydroxybenzotriazole, benzotriazol-1-yl-oxytris(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (BOP reagent), and diphenylphosphorylazide.
  • the condensing agent may be used in an amount of 1 to 3 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (XV). In general, the reaction may be carried out at -20 to 60°C.
  • the compound represented by the formula (XVII) may be catalytically reduced in the presence of a catalyst to prepare the compound represented by the formula (XVIII).
  • Solvent usable herein include, for example, water, methanol, ethanol, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, dichloromethane, and chloroform.
  • Catalysts usable herein include, for example, Pd-C, Pd-black, and Pd(OH) 2 -C.
  • the catalyst may be used in an amount of 0.1 to 0.6 equivalent based on the compound represented by the formula (XVII). In general, the reaction may be carried out at room temperature in a hydrogen atmosphere of 1 to 4 atm.
  • the hydroxyl group of the compound represented by the formula (XVII) may be further modified to give the compound represented by the formula (IV).
  • the compound represented by the formula (XV) may be prepared by the following process.
  • a compound represented by the formula (XVa) may be reacted with a compound represented by the formula (XVb) in the presence of a base, followed by deprotection of the triaryl group to give a compound represented by the formula (XVc) wherein Ar represents aryl group.
  • Solvents usable herein include diethyl ether, THF, DMF, dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), benzene, and toluene.
  • Bases usable herein include, for example, sodium hydride, potassium hydride, n-butyllithium, NaCH 2 SOCH 3 , and tert-BuOK.
  • the base and the compound represented by the formula (XVb) are used in an amount of 1 to 10 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (XVa).
  • the reaction is carried out at -78 to 60°C.
  • the deprotection may be carried out in the presence of a mineral acid, such as hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid, in a solvent, such as methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol (IPA), or water, at a temperature of 0 to 80°C.
  • the compound represented by the formula (XVc) may be then oxidized with a suitable oxidizing agent to give a compound represented by the formula (XVd).
  • Oxidizing agents usable herein include, for example, pyridinium chromate, pyridinium dichromate, manganese dioxide, and DMSO oxidizing reagents, such as DMSO-oxalyl chloride. Solvents usable in this reaction include dichloromethane, chloroform, diethyl ether, and THF.
  • the oxidizing agent is used in an amount of 1 to 5 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (XVc).
  • the reaction may be usually carried out at -78 to 40°C.
  • the compound represented by the formula (XVd) may be further oxidized with a suitable oxidizing agent to prepare the compound represented by the formula (XV).
  • Solvents usable herein include, for example, DMF, tert-butanol, acetone, and water.
  • Oxidizing agents usable herein include, pyridinium dichromate, Jones reagent, potassium permanganate, and sodium chlorite.
  • the oxidizing agent may be used in an amount of 1 to 30 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (XVd).
  • the reaction may be carried out at 0 to 60°C.
  • Solvents usable in this reaction include diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, benzene, toluene, dichloromethane, chloroform, and dimethylformamide.
  • Bases usable herein include, for example, triethylamine, pyridine, and 4-dimethylaminopyridine.
  • the compound represented by the formula R 5 Z or (R 5a ) 2 O is used in an amount of 1 to 3 equivalents based on the compounds represented by the formulae (I), (II), and (III).
  • the base is used in an amount of preferably 1 to 10 equivalents based on the compounds represented by the formulae (I), (II), and (III) and, in some cases, may be used as a solvent.
  • the reaction may be carried out at -20 to 60°C.
  • Solvents usable in this reaction include, for example, diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, benzene, toluene, dichloromethane, chloroform, and dimethylformamide.
  • Bases usable herein include, for example, triethylamine, pyridine, and 4-dimethylaminopyridine.
  • the base is used in an amount of 1 to 10 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (XX) and, in some cases, used as a solvent.
  • the reaction may be carried out at -60 to 60°C.
  • the compound represented by the formula (XIX), wherein R* represents -OR 13 or -O-(CH 2 ) m -R 22 may be prepared by reacting a compound represented by the formula (II), wherein R 18 represents a hydrogen atom, R 19 represents a hydroxyl group, R 20 represents a hydrogen atom and R 21 represents a hydroxyl group, with a compound represented by the formula R 13 Z or Z-(CH 2 ) m -R 22 , wherein Z represents a halogen atom, in the presence of a base.
  • Solvents usable herein include, for example, diethyl ether, THF, benzene, toluene, DMF, and DMSO.
  • Bases usable herein include, for example, sodium hydride, potassium hydride, n-butyllithium, NaCH 2 SOCH 3 , and tert-BuOK.
  • the base and the compound represented by R 13 Z or Z-(CH 2 ) m -R 22 are used in an amount of 1 to 10 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (II).
  • the reaction is carried out at -78 to 60°C.
  • the compound represented by the formula (I), wherein R 3 and R 4 combine with each other to form oxo, the compound represented by the formula (II), wherein R 18 and R 19 combine with each other to form oxo, and/or R 20 and R 21 combine with each other to form oxo, and the compound represented by the formula (IV), wherein R 18 and R 19 combine with each other to form oxo, may be prepared respectively by oxidizing the compound represented by the formula (I), wherein R 3 represents a hydrogen atom and R 4 represents a hydroxyl group, the compound represented by the formula (II), wherein R 18 and R 20 represent a hydrogen atom and both R 19 and R 21 represent a hydroxyl group or alternatively any one of R 19 and R 21 represents a hydroxyl group with the other substituent representing a hydrogen atom, and the compound represented by the formula (IV), wherein R 18 represent a hydrogen atom and R 19 represents a hydroxyl group, with an oxidizing agent.
  • Oxidizing agents usable herein include, for example, pyridinium chromate, pyridinium dichromate, manganese dioxide, and DMSO oxidizing reagents, such as DMSO-oxalyl chloride.
  • Solvents usable in this reaction include dichloromethane, chloroform, diethyl ether, and THF.
  • the oxidizing agent is used in an amount of 1 to 5 equivalents.
  • the reaction may be usually carried out at -78 to 40°C.
  • the compound represented by the formula (I), wherein R 3 represents a hydrogen atom and R 4 represents a hydroxyl group, the compound represented by the formula (II), wherein R 18 and R 20 represent a hydrogen atom and both R 19 and R 21 represents a hydroxyl group or alternatively any one of R 19 and R 21 represent a hydroxyl group with the other substituent representing a hydrogen atom, and the compound represented by the formula (IV), wherein R 18 represents a hydrogen atom and R 19 represents a hydroxyl group, may be prepared respectively by reducing the compound represented by the formula (I), wherein R 3 and R 4 combine with each other to form oxo, the compound represented by the formula (II), wherein R 18 and R 19 combine with each other to form oxo, and/or R 20 and R 21 combine with each other to form oxo, and the compound represented by the formula (IV), wherein R 18 and R 19 combine with each other to form oxo, with a reducing agent.
  • Reducing agents usable herein include, for example, lithium aluminum hydride and sodium boron hydride. In general, the reducing agent may be used in an amount of 1 to 5 equivalents.
  • Solvents usable herein include, for example, diethyl ether, THF, benzene, toluene, and dichloromethane. The reaction may be carried out at -78 to 60°C.
  • the compound represented by the formula (XXI) may be prepared by the following process.
  • a compound represented by the formula (XXII) may be reacted with a compound represented by the formula WSO 2 Cl, wherein W represents alkyl or aryl, in the presence of a base to give the compound represented by the formula (XXIII).
  • Solvents usable herein include benzene, toluene, dichloromethane, chloroform, diethyl ether, THF, and DMF.
  • Specific examples of compounds represented by the formula WSO 2 Cl include, for example, methanesulfonyl chloride, benzenesulfonyl chloride, and p-toluenesulfonyl chloride.
  • Bases usable herein include, for example, triethylamine, pyridine, and 4-dimethylaminopyridine.
  • the compound represented by the formula WSO 2 Cl and the base are used in an amount of 1 to 3 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (XXII).
  • the reaction may be usually carried out at 0 to 60°C.
  • the compound represented by the formula (XXIII) may be reacted with a reducing agent to give the compound represented by the formula (XXI).
  • Solvents usable in this reaction include, for example, diethyl ether, THF, benzene, toluene, and dichloromethane.
  • Reducing agents usable herein include, for example, triethylboronlithium hydride, and may be usually used in an amount of 1 to 5 equivalents.
  • the reaction may be carried out at a temperature of -78 to 60°C.
  • the compound represented by the formula (IV), wherein R 28 represents -C(R 6 ) 2 OH may be prepared by reacting a compound represented by the formula (IV), wherein R 28 represents -CHO, with a compound represented by the formula (R 6 ) i MZ j , wherein R 6 is as defined above, M represents lithium, magnesium, zinc, or aluminum, Z represents a halogen atom, i is an integer of 1 to 3, and j is 0 or 1.
  • Solvents usable in this reaction include diethyl ether, THF, benzene, toluene, hexane, dimethylformamide (DMF), hexamethylphosphorustriamide, and dichloromethane.
  • the compound represented by the formula (R 6 ) i MZ j is used in an amount of 1 to 3 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (IV). In general, the reaction may be carried out at -78 to 20°C.
  • Solvents usable herein include dichloromethane, chloroform, diethyl ether, THF, DMF, and DMSO.
  • the olefinating reagent is used in an amount of 1 to 10 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (IV).
  • the reaction may be carried out at -78 to 40°C.
  • the addition of a Lewis acid, such as titanium tetrachloride, to this reaction system often accelerates the reaction and, hence, is preferred.
  • the compound represented by the formula (IV), wherein R 28 represents -COR 6 or -C(R 6 )OH may be prepared by reacting the compound represented by the formula (II), wherein R 28 represents -COOR 6 , with a compound represented by the formula (R 6 ) i MZ j , wherein R 6 is as defined above, M represents lithium, magnesium, zinc, or aluminum, Z represents a halogen atom, i is an integer of 1 to 3, and j is 0 or 1.
  • Solvents usable in this reaction include diethyl ether, THF, benzene, toluene, hexane, dimethylformamide (DMF), hexamethylphosphorustriamide, and dichloromethane.
  • the compound represented by the formula (R 6 ) i MZ j is used in an amount of 1 to 3 equivalents based on the compound represented by the formula (IV). In general, the reaction may be carried out at -78 to 20°C.
  • the formula (A) is a structural formula formed by collectively generalizing the structures respectively represented by the formulae (I), (II), (III), and (VI).
  • Oxalyl chloride (0.15 ml) was dissolved in 4 ml of methylene chloride, and the solution was cooled to -78°C. A solution of 0.23 ml of DMSO in methylene chloride was added to the cooled solution, and the mixture was stirred for 10 min. A solution of 128 mg of compound 13 in 2 ml of methylene chloride was added to the reaction solution thus prepared, and the mixture was stirred at -78°C for 15 min. To the reaction solution was added 0.7 ml of triethylamine, and the mixture was stirred at -78°C for 5 min. The temperature of the reaction solution was gradually raised to 0°C.
  • reaction solution was diluted with water, extracted with methylene chloride, washed with saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate.
  • 21 ⁇ ,22 ⁇ -Isopropylidenedioxyolean-12-ene-3 ⁇ ,24(4 ⁇ )-diol (compound 18) (20 mg) was dissolved in 0.5 ml of anhydrous pyridine, 0.5 ml of anhydrous acetic acid was added to the solution, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Ice water was added to the reaction solution, extracted with ethyl acetate, and dried over magnesium sulfate.
  • Soyasapogenol A (compound 7) (1.0 g) was dissolved in 10 ml of anhydrous DMF, and 0.38 ml of benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal and 10 mg of camphorsulfonic acid were added to the solution, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight.
  • the reaction solution was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with a saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate solution, and dried over magnesium sulfate.
  • Oxalyl chloride (0.15 ml) was dissolved in 4 ml of dichloromethane, and the solution was cooled to -78°C. A solution of 0.25 ml of DMSO in 1 ml of dichloromethane was added to the cooled solution, and the mixture was stirred for 10 min. A solution of 200 mg of compound 23 in 4 ml of dichloromethane was dropwise added to the reaction solution, and the mixture was stirred at -78°C for 15 min. To the reaction solution was added 0.74 ml of triethylamine, and the mixture was stirred at -78°C for 5 min. The temperature of the reaction solution was gradually raised to 0°C.
  • Lithium aluminum hydride (30 mg) was suspended in 3 ml of anhydrous THF.
  • a solution of compound 34 (193 mg) in 2 ml of anhydrous THF was dropwise added to the solution under ice cooling, and the mixture was stirred for 2 hr.
  • a saturated sodium sulfate was added to the reaction solution and stirred at room temperature for a while.
  • the compound 54 (crude product, 1.5 g) was dissolved in 20 ml of dichloromethane, 690 mg of 4-DMAP and 476.5 mg of benzoyl chloride were added to the solution, and the mixture was stirred for 2 hr.
  • the reaction solution was diluted with dichloromethane, washed with water, and dried over sodium sulfate.
  • the inorganic salt was removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give 1.7 g of compound 55 (crude product).
  • the compound 55 (crude product, 1.7 g) was dissolved in 20 ml of methanol and 50 ml of acetone.
  • the compound of the present invention was granulated by the wet process, magnesium stearate was added thereto, and the mixture was compressed to prepare tablets.
  • Each tablet had the following composition.
  • Compound 2 200 mg Lactose 50 mg Carboxymethyl starch sodium 20 mg Hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose 5 mg Magnesium stearate 3 mg Total 278 mg
  • Weilapzole H-15 was heated at 60°C, the compound 2 was added to and dispersed in the resultant melt, and the dispersion was filled into suppository containers.
  • the suppository containers filled with the dispersion were cooled to room temperature to prepare suppositories.
  • Each suppository had the following composition.
  • Compound 2 200 mg Weilapzole H-15 1000 mg Total 1200 mg
  • a test compound was added to a concentration of 0.1 to 10 ⁇ g/ml to Hep G2 cells in the presence of aflatoxin B 1 (10 -5 M), and the cells were then incubated in a CO 2 incubator at 37°C for 48 hr. After the completion of the incubation, the cells were dyed with trypan blue, and the dye incorporation capacity thereof was measured with Monocellater (manufactured by Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.). The hepatocytotoxicity inhibitory activity (%) was calculated according to the following equation. In the equation, the value of the control group is the absorbance (%) in the presence of aflatoxin B 1 alone, and the value of the treated group is the absorbance (%) in the copresence of aflatoxin B 1 and the test compound.
  • Hepatocytotoxicity inhibitory activity (%) value of control group - value of treated group 100 - value of control group x 100
  • Con A dissolved in physiological saline was intravenously administered at a dose of 20 mg/kg to BALB/c male mice (8 weeks in age) having a body weight of 21 to 25 g to induce hepatitis.
  • a test compound (compound 7) was suspended in a mixed solution (control vehicle) composed of 25% dimethylsufoxide, 25% polyethylene glycol 400, and 0.25% carboxymethyl cellulose, and the suspension was subcutaneously administered 2 hr and 14 hr before the administration of Con A at three levels of dose, i.e., 0.2 mg/mouse, 1.0 mg/mouse, and 2.0 mg/mouse.
  • a control vehicle alone was administered to a group of control mice. Twenty four hr after the administration of Con A, the mice were sacrificed under ether anesthesia to assay the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity, in plasma, as an index of hepatopathy.
  • ALT alanine aminotransferase
  • the results were as shown in Fig. 1. Specifically, the ALT activity was 2068 ⁇ 518 (u/l) for the group of mice which had not been treated with the test compound (control group), whereas the ALT activity was lowered to the same level as that for the group of mice which had not been treated with Con A (that is, normal value), that is, 55 ⁇ 16 (u/l) for the group of mice which had been treated with the compound 7 at a dose of 1.0 mg/mouse and the group of mice which had been treated with the compound 7 at a dose of 2.0 mg/mouse.
  • Con A that is, normal value

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